It is by no means easy to forese> what will be the result of the bitter struggle between the Japanese Wa: Office and the Overseas Ministry and the Kuantung Government over the proposed reforms of the Japanese administrative organs in Manchurta, It will be remembered that the trou: ble arose out of the demands by the War Ministry including one that the Japanese representative in Manchou-keno should be a military officer, T> this the Ministry for Foreign Affair the Overseas Ministry and the Kuan tung Government took very. stron exception, and eventually a compromise was arranged between the Minis try in which the former practically gained the whole of its points, with the one proviso that the military officer appointed as Ambassader should report to the latter, and take Instructions from it This had the effect of completely removing what-fever jurisdiction the Overseas Minia-try had In the matter, and was consequently accepted neither by it nor the Kuantung Government. "At first blush it would seem unlikely that, no matter how stubbornly the two dis sentients ght, they will succeed in defeating the War Ministry in the matter, and it is clear that no com~ promise which in any way reflee: s upon them or derogates from. their dignity will be acceptable to them. Whether the officials in Kuantung will carry out their former threat 10 resign en bloc remains to be seen, Dut, it they do, it is more than probable that the War Ministry will have perfected plans which would obviate anything in the nature of a breakdown fof the system. No matter what is the ultimate result, the whole incident goes to show how completely the military dominate the Japanese Cabiret, a fact which has been repeated! {insisted upon in the past, and one which is becoming increasingly apparent daily.
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